NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
\r\nThe Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on \"Nominations\" for Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
\r\nSenator Cardin will preside.
\r\nBy order of the Chairman
\r\nWitness List
\r\nHearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
on
\r\n\"Nominations\"
\r\nWednesday, April 29, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
2:00 p.m.
Andre M. Davis, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit
\r\nThomas E. Perez, to be Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
\r\nDavid F. Hamilton, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
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\r\nThe hearing on \"Nominations\" scheduled by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for Wednesday, April 1, 2009, at 2:30 p.m. will now be held in S-127, U.S. Capitol.
\r\nBy order of the Chairman.
\r\nUpdated Witness List
\r\nHearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
on
\r\n\"Nominations\"
\r\nWednesday, April 1, 2009
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
2:30 p.m.
David F. Hamilton, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
Ronald H. Weich, to be Assistant Attorney General of Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice
\r\nR. Gil Kerlikowske, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President
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\r\nROOM CHANGE TO DIRKSEN 628
\r\nThe hearing on \"Judicial Nominations\" scheduled by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for Thursday, July 19, 2007 at 2:45 p.m. will take place in Dirksen 628 rather than in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
\r\nSenator Cardin will preside.
\r\nBy order of the Chairman
\r\nWitness List
\r\nHearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee On \"Judicial Nominations\"
\r\nThursday, July 19, 2007
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
2:45 p.m.
Panel I
\r\nThe Honorable Thad Cochran
United States Senator [R-MS]
The Honorable Trent Lott
United States Senator [R-MS]
The Honorable Patty Murray
United States Senator [D-WA]
The Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
United States Senator [R-TX]
The Honorable John Cornyn
United States Senator [R-TX]
Panel II
\r\nJennifer Walker Elrod to be United States Circuit Judge
for the Fifth Circuit
Panel III
\r\nRichard A. Jones to be United States District Judge
for the Western District of Washington
Sharion Aycock to be United States District Judge
for the Northern District of Mississippi
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
\r\nThe Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on \"Judicial Nominations\" for Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
\r\nSenator Feinstein will preside.
\r\nBy order of the Chairman
\r\n
Witness List
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on \"Judicial Nominations\"
\r\nWednesday, June 20, 2007
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
2:30 p.m.
Panel I
\r\nThe Honorable James M. Inhofe
United States Senator [R-OK]
The Honorable Elizabeth Dole
United States Senator [R-NC]
The Honorable Richard Burr
United States Senator [R-NC]
Panel II
\r\nWilliam Lindsay Osteen, Jr. to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina
\r\nMartin Karl Reidinger to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina
\r\nTimothy D. DeGiusti to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma
\r\nJanis Lynn Sammartino to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California
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\r\nThe Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on \"Judicial Nominations\" for Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
\r\nSenator Whitehouse will preside.
\r\nBy order of the Chairman
\r\n
Revised Witness List
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee On \"Judicial Nominations\"
\r\nThursday, May 10, 2007
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
10:00 a.m.
Panel I
\r\nThe Honorable Thad Cochran
United States Senator [R-MS]
The Honorable John Warner
United States Senator [R-VA]
The Honorable Carl Levin
United States Senator [D-MI]
The Honorable Trent Lott
United States Senator [R-MS]
The Honorable Debbie Stabenow
United States Senator [D-MI]
The Honorable Jim Webb
United States Senator [D-VA]
Panel II
\r\nLeslie Southwick to be United States Circuit Judge
for the Fifth Circuit
Panel III
\r\nJanet T. Neff to be United States District Judge
for the Western District of Michigan
Liam O'Grady to be United States District Judge
for the Eastern District of Virginia
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
\r\nThe Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on \"Judicial Nominations\" for Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
\r\nSenator Durbin will preside.
\r\nBy order of the Chairman
\r\n
Updated Witness List
Hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary
on
\"Judicial Nominations\"
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
10:00 a.m.
Panel I
The Honorable Thad Cochran
United States Senator [R-MS]
The Honorable Trent Lott
United States Senator [R-MS]
Panel II
Halil Suleyman Ozerden to be U.S. District Judge
for the Southern District of Mississippi
Benjamin Hale Settle to be U.S. District Judge
for the Western District of Washington
Frederick J. Kapala to be U.S. District Judge
for the Northern District of Illinois
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
TIME CHANGE TO 2:30 p.m
The hearing on \"Judicial Nominations\" scheduled by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary for Tuesday, February 6, 2007 in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building will begin at 2:30 p.m. rather than the previously scheduled time of 10:00 a.m.
\r\nBy order of the Chairman
\r\n
Witness List
Hearing before the
Senate Judiciary Committee
on
\"Judicial Nominations\"
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226
2:30 p.m.
PANEL I
\r\nThe Honorable Robert C. Byrd
United States Senator [D-WV]
The Honorable Shelley Moore Capito
United States Representative [R-WV-2]
PANEL II
\r\nJohn Preston Bailey to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia
\r\nOtis D. Wright, II to be U.S. District Judge for the Central District of California
\r\nGeorge H. Wu to be U.S. District Judge for the
Central District of California
NOTICE OF COMMITTEE HEARING
\r\nThe Senate Committee on the Judiciary has scheduled a hearing on \"Judicial Nominations\" for Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building.
\r\nSenator Schumer will preside.
\r\nBy order of the Chairman
\r\n
Witness List
Hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on \"Judicial Nominations\" Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 226 10:00 a.m.
Panel I
\r\nThe Honorable Richard Lugar
United States Senator (R-IN)
Panel II
\r\nDebra Ann Livingston to be U.S. Circuit Judge
for the Second Circuit
Roslynn Renee Mauskopf to be U.S. District Judge
for the Eastern District of New York
Richard Joseph Sullivan to be U.S. District Judge
for the Southern District of New York
Joseph S. Van Bokkelen to be U.S. District Judge
for the Northern District of Indiana